Tag Archives: Wellcome

Elements and the Amazing MBH Laser installation

Posted on May 22, 2011 by

I should have posted something after Elements – Kill or Cure but am only getting around to it now. In fact, I am only getting over it now. An amazing event with some 1600 people turning up and enjoying themselves … Continue reading →

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Mercury amalgams – behind the scenes for Elements

Posted on April 6, 2011 by

It was as a graduate student that I first dissolved things in mercury. We’d drop small chips of sodium into a flask containing mercury. After a few seconds sitting on the surface the sodium would vanish into the liquid, accompanied … Continue reading →

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Iodine – a short introduction

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

For those of you coming to Elements on Friday 8 April, here’s a little taster of some of the weirdness you’ll be able to see at the iodine station down in the bowels of the Williams Lounge. In addition to … Continue reading →

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